A pair of poly-chrome carved ivory plaques
Depicting historical scenes from the English Civil War. One showing King Charles I dissolving Parliament while the other mirroring the event with Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector dissolving a later Parliament. The pair of plaques carved in Dieppe in the latter half of the 19th Century and showing signs of the original poly-chrome colouring. These carving are of the highest quality, as would be expected from Dieppe at this time. Mounted in the original wooden frames.
French circa 1880.
Dimensions of the plaques 17 cm by 11 cm and of the frames 27 cm by 21 cm.
£4,500.00 the pair.
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